<p>I'm an EA applicant (deffered) and the more I look at the "stats" of people accepted the more I see a trend of participation/placing in things like math/science olympiads, research at universities, the AIME, etc. </p>
<p>I'm currently living in the middle east, Jordan to be specific, and for the entirety of my high school experience I've NEVER had opportunities to showcase my abilities in the ways I mentioned before - there's just nothing like that here. I've taken all the opportunities I could get my hands on but I'm worried it just won't be enough to make me stand out.</p>
<p>So are applicants in situations like mine truly at a disadvantage or will MIT take that into consideration?</p>